Drako Sullivan

April 1, 2022

In case you didn’t know, April is national poetry month. Poetry is defined as a literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm. Or some may say its a quality of beauty and intensity of emotion regarded as characteristic of poems. 

Yes, you are on the right site. Why is poetry being talked about on a web site for an electrical contractor? Well, I’ll tell you. It’s the correlation between the two. Whether it is realized or not poetry and electricity have a lot in common. HMM.. WHAT?? No, how is that? Just think about it for a second. Do you see it now? No…. Well, please allow me to explain.

Being a writer and an electrician I have had the opportunity to see the beauty in both electricity and poetry. Both have the ability to evoke feelings and to change moods.



Words are pulled together to create a poem. Wires are pulled together to control electricity. By controlling electricity we’re able to choose what type of lighting we want to be luminated by. Just like poetry when words are pulled together, feelings are evoked. When you want to change the mood in a room, what do you do? You dim the lights. In dimming the lights feelings are evoked. Now, can you see my comparison?

Ok, try this? You have all types of poems, from haikus to english sonnets. Each one has their own styles and their own expressions. Now, look around your home, you see all those different types of fixtures you have. Each has their own style and expressions, right? 

Now here is your chance to enjoy the beauty of electricity and poetry. My suggestion is one of my favorites, Maya Angelou. Any collection of her work will do. If you like me, a cup of hot tea will do but if wine is your choice that is fine too. Now, you just need to dim the lights and enjoy. 

OOPS…. No dimmer….. Call CASSY ELECTRIC!!!!